The Extent of social media addiction and its effects on academic performance

among Grade 11 HUMSS students in Panabo City Senior High School for
School Year 2023-2024.

Jerson Kurt D. Martin, Gian Montero, Chembie B. Delima, Angel Joy A. Pascual

Treshia Mae A. Baluran, Hannah Khim C. Francisco

Statement of the Problem

The study aims to identify the extent of social media addiction and its effect on academic
performance among Grade 11 HUMSS students of Panabo City Senior High School for S.Y.
2023-2024.
The study is guided by the following questions:
1.) What is the demographic profile of Grade 11 HUMSS Students in Panabo City Senior
High School for SY 2023-2024.
1.1. Name/Optional name;
1.2. Section; and
1.3. Sex?
2.) What is the level of Social Media among, Grade 11 HUMSS students in Panabo City
Senior High School for SY 2023-2024 in terms of:
2.1. Facebook;
2.2. Twitter; and
2.3. Perceived usefulness?
3.) What is the level of Academic Perfomance among, Grade 11 HUMSS students in Panabo
City Senior High School in terms of:
3.1. Students Addictiveness;
3.2. Gender Usage; and
3.3. Age Usage?
4.) Is there a significant different in the level of Social Media Addiction among Grade 11
HUMSS students in Panabo City Senior High School for SY 2023 -2024 when analyzed
according to:
4.1. Name/Optional name;
4.2. Section; and
4.3. Sex?
5.) Is there is significant deference in the level of academic achievements among Grade 11
HUMSS students in Panabo City Senior High School for SY 2023-2024 when analyzed
according for:
5.1. Name/Optional name;
5.2. Section; and
5.3. Sex?

Hypothesis

The null hypotheses of the study will be tested at 0.05 level of significance and were as
follows:
H01. There is no significant difference in the extent of social media addiction and its effect
on academic performance among Grade 11 HUMSS students of Panabo City Senior High School
S.Y. 2023-2024.
H02. There is no significant difference in the social media addiction and its effect on
academic performance among Grade 11 HUMSS students of Panabo City Senior High School
S.Y. 2023-2024, when analysed according to HUMSS.
H03. There is no significant relationship between social media addiction and its effect on
academic performance among Grade 11 HUMSS students of Panabo City Senior High School
S.Y. 2023-2024, when analysed in terms of sex and section.
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 The Extent of social media addiction and its effects on academic performance
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 The Extent of social media addiction and its effects on academic performance
among Grade 11 HUMSS students in Panabo City Senior High School for
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Kindly encircle your rating based on the scale found below that best
describe your Social Media Addiction to Academic Performance.

Rating scale:

5 – Always
4 – Frequently
3 – Sometimes
2 – Occasionally
1 – Never

Facebook

1. Facebook positively affect my study timings in

routine life. 5 4 3 2 1

2. I timely submit my assignment whether spending

time on Facebook. 5 4 3 2 1

3. Group and pages related to studies created by

scholars on Facebook helps students in their
study. 5 4 3 2 1

Twitter

4. It’s my routine to use Twitter in my daily life. 5 4 3 2 1

 5. Usage of Twitter sites in my routine life affect my
academic 5 4 3 2 1

6. Student share study material on Twitter that

helps other students which are weak in studies
performance. 5 4 3 2 1

7. I prefer to express to my ideas and feeling on

Twitter. 5 4 3 2 1

8. My membership on Twitter is important. 5 4 3 2 1

Perceived Usefulness

9. I believe that using social media is useful learning

tool. 5 4 3 2 1

10. I feel that using social media will help me to learn

more about my class. 5 4 3 2 1

11. I believe that using social media enhance my

effectiveness. 5 4 3 2 1

12. I believe that using social media will improve

students satisfaction with collaborative learning. 5 4 3 2 1

Students Addictiveness

13. Addiction to online social network is a

problematic issue that affect my academic life. 5 4 3 2 1

14. Online social network district me from my studies. 5 4 3 2 1

15. Hours spent online can never be compared to the

number of hours 1 spend reading. 5 4 3 2 1

16. There is no improvement in my grades since I 5 4 3 2 1

 became engaged into these social networking
sites.

Gender Usage

17. Male and female students are social media

networks in differently fosters social connections. 5 4 3 2 1

18. Female students use social networking sites

more to explicitly foster social connections. 5 4 3 2 1

19. Gender determines the level of social media

networks usage. 5 4 3 2 1

20. Males are more effective at using of social media

networking sites for nonacademic purpose. 5 4 3 2 1

Age Usage

21. Age impact on the use of social media. 5 4 3 2 1

22. Social media become boring has grow older. 5 4 3 2 1

23. Social media is not relevant to people of older

generation. 5 4 3 2 1

24. The younger generation are the most active

users of social media. 5 4 3 2 1

Adapted from:
Zahid et.al., (2016) and Phasita (2017), the Impact of Social Media on Students
Academic Performance of Agusan Del Sur State College of Agriculture and
Technology, Trento Campus.